Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-PEDROSO, Aida T. et al. Effect of Quitomax^® on yield and its components of rice cultivar (Oryza sativa L.) var. INCA LP 5. cultrop [online]. 2017, vol.38, n.4, pp.156-159. ISSN 0258-5936.

Chitosan is used in agriculture for its antifungal effect, lengthens the life of fruits and vegetables, it stimulates the growth of crops. Due to the need to increase crop yields in rice (Oryza sativa L.) this work was carried out with the objective of evaluating different times and forms of application of Quitomax^® in the final plant height and yield components in cultivar ̏ INCA LP 5 ̋. This treatment was performed to the seed at a concentration of 1 g L ^-1 and foliar spray at a dose of 360 mg L ^-1 at two ages at 25 and 60 days after germination (dag). Statistical software STATGRAPHICS version 4.1 was used in the Windows environment to analyze the results. The best response of the cultivar was obtained when treating the seed and when they received the two foliar applications of Quitomax^®

Keywords : bioestimulant; glucosamine; chitosan; chitin.

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